Val is released from prison after serving twentyeight years for refusing to give up. So if you dont think al pacino still has it in him, this is a. With al pacino, christopher walken, alan arkin, julianna margulies. Thanks to al pacino, christopher walken, and alan arkin mostly just for being charismatic old pros who are fun to hang out with stand up guys is watchable, occasionally amusing, not altogether. For me i find that when left to his own devices al pacino does. That should be enough and one should expect maybe just a decent script and then fine. Stand up guys is a 2012 american crime comedy film directed by fisher stevens and starring al pacino, christopher walken, and alan arkin. After serving 28 years in prison for refusing to give up information on one of his close criminal associates, val al pacino is released and picked up by his best. Stand up guys is a surprisingly good film, with great acting all around, but it does take some time to get into it. Al pacino spends a night on the town with fellow oscar winners christopher walken and alan arkin. Stand up guys val 2012 jack and jill al pacino 2011 the son of no one detective charles stanford 2011.
A pair of aging stickup men try to get the old gang back together for one last hurrah before one of the guys. Al pacino, christopher walken, alan arkin to star in. Stand up guys largely wastes its talented cast in a resolutely mediocre. Al pacino, christopher walken and alan arkin in a tough but touching action. Al pacinos best movies stand up guys has at least one thing going for it. Stand up guys is more of an actors class exercise than a film with each actor playing characters they have played before but as if given a signal to go for it. Stand up guys by fisher stevens al pacino, christopher. Stand up guys on dvd may 21, 20 starring al pacino, christopher walken, julianna margulies, alan arkin.
At one point in fisher stevens charming comedy stand up guys, professional thief doc christopher walken looks on with amusement at the familiar sight of his old partners in crime tough guy val al pacino. Seldom have i longed so desperately for the sun to rise, if only to hasten the coming of the closing credits. Chicago a raunchy and touching comedy about three overthehill mobsters led by the stellar trio of al pacino, christopher walken and alan arkin, stand up guys lubricates its. Stand up guys 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The thing most people will take away from stand up guys is that it contains al pacino s best performance in years. An expertly seasoned cast that includes alan arkin, christopher walken, and al pacino. The al pacino dancing scene from stand up guys movie. A puerto rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of n. Al pacino and christopher walken star in lifeless stand. Watch stand up guys full movie online for free in hd. People got em a job to do, they tend to live longer so they can do it. Theres something about stand up guys thats both brilliant and poignant. Al pacino so awesome val in stand up guy 2012 film read more. The film, directed by fisher stevens and written by noah haidle, is the story of a group of men who reunite for a final. Its been a long time since a movie wasted as much talent as stand up guys, a film. For me i find that when left to his own devices al pacino does nothing but go too far over the top, which he does, in my humble opinion, near the beginning of the film.
Stand up guys movie clip done and done 20 al pacino, christopher walken movie hd. After serving 28 years in prison for accidentally killing the son of a crime boss, newly paroled gangster val al pacino reunites. Today he is 80, and has starred in 68 movies in total, 12 since stand up guys was released how old do you think he looks in the movie. Everything you need to know about stand up guys movie 20. Stand up guys promises too much while securing al pacino. Theyve all made plenty of great films in fact, you can check out our countdown of walkens best movies. This is the last time we see pacino s character seconds before the ending credits roll. Near the beginning of stand up guys, two old men reunite outside a prison after 28 years apart.
When a hip crime thriller stars al pacino, christopher walken, and alan arkin, you can safely assume the filmmakers are not aiming for the youth market, and the soundtrack album to the movie stand up guys fittingly aims for a cool retro vibe, serving up. Stand up guy is an american phrase meaning a loyal and reliable friend. A pair of aging stickup men try to get the old gang back together. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing stand up guys near you. For me i find that when left to his own devices al pacino does nothing but go too.
In the end, stand up guys keeps almost none of its promises and succeeds only in dragging us along on a nightlong escapade with a bunch of people we dont really like. The film was released in north america on february 1, 20. After one of them gets paroled, three retired gangsters reunite and reminisce as another ponders his next job killing his old friend. Al pacino, christopher walken and alan arkin will star in stand up guys, an action comedy being directed by fisher stevens, who won an oscar for producing the cove. This toughguy comedy follows the rambunctious reunion between three retired.
Val al pacino is met at the prison gates by former partnerincrime doc christopher walken, who plans to. Stand up guys fisher stevens, al pacino, christopher. Stand up guys w ith a little bit of chutzpah and a fistful of viagra, the tough guys of yesteryear can still come staggering back to make a decent movie. Thanks to al pacino, christopher walken, and alan arkin mostly just for being charismatic old pros who are fun to hang out with stand up guys is watchable, occasionally amusing, not.
Val al pacino has been doing time for their last, botched heist. They say the number one killer of old people is retirement. It belies the star power of christopher walken and al pacino, who headline the film, playing greying gangsters with layers of grizzle. Geriatric gangsters al pacino, christopher walken, alan arkin have one last night on the town.
Dark comedies, crime movies, gangster movies, crime comedies. Stand up guys with pacino, walken and alan arkin the. Val al pacino is released from prison after serving twentyeight years for. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. Al pacino was 71 in stand up guys when he played the character valentine val that was over 7 years ago in 20. Al pacino spends a night on the town with fellow oscar winners christopher walken and.
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